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Plant Yucca schidigera (Agavaceae)

Common Names
Mohave Yucca
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
GITOGENIN 1 Plant not available not available not available Abstract (See species file)
GITOGENIN 1 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GITOGENIN 1 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HECOGENIN 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KETO-TIGOGENIN 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MARCOGENIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Abstract (See species file)
MARKOGENIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MARKOGENIN 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NEOGITOGENIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Abstract (See species file)
NEOGITOGENIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NEOGITOGENIN 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SAMOGENIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Abstract (See species file)
SAMOGENIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SAMOGENIN 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SAPONIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
SARSAPOGENIN 2 Plant not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
SARSAPOGENIN 2 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SARSAPOGENIN 2 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SMILAGENIN 3 Plant not available not available not available Abstract (See species file)
SMILAGENIN 3 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antialzheimeran 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiinflammatory 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipsoriac 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipyretic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cerebrotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
COX-2-Inhibitor 1 Jang, M., Pezzuto, J. M. 1999. Cancer Chemorpreventive Activity of Resveratrol. Drugs Exp. Clin. Res., 25(2/3): 65-77.
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Fungicide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Pesticide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Phytoalexin 1 Duke, 1992 *